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The Central Pastoral Region is one of the five pastoral regions of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston in the Roman Catholic Church. It covers the cities of Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville, and the towns of Brookline and Winthrop in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The current regional auxiliary bishop is the Most Rev. Robert Francis Hennessey. The region has 64 parishes, 6 high schools, 29 elementary schools, 1 hospital, and 4 cemeteries. The region is composed of 4 Vicariates.

Parishes

Vicariate I
The current Vicar is the Rt. Rev. John J. Ahern, VF.

Vicariate II
The current Vicar is the Very Rev. Thomas S. Foley, VF.

Vicariate III
The current Vicar is the Very Rev. Wayne L. Belshner, VF.

Vicariate IV
The current Vicar is the Very Rev. Kevin J. O'Leary, VF.

High Schools

  • Boston College High School, Dorchester
  • Cathedral High School, Boston
  • Catholic Memorial School, West Roxbury
  • Elizabeth Seton Academy, Dorchester
  • Mt. St. Joseph Academy, Brighton
  • Savio Preparatory High School, East Boston

Elementary Schools[1][2]

  • Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta School, Dorchester
  • Boston Archdiocesan Choir School, Cambridge
  • Cathedral School, Boston
  • East Boston Central Catholic School, East Boston
  • Gate of Heaven School, South Boston
  • Holy Name School, West Roxbury
  • Our Lady of Lourdes School, Jamaica Plain
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Roxbury
  • Sacred Heart School, Roslindale
  • St. Angela School, Mattapan
  • St. Ann Grammar School, Dorchester
  • St. Anne School, Readville
  • St. Anthony School, Somerville
  • St. Brendan School, Dorchester
  • St. Brigid School, South Boston
  • St. Catherine of Genoa School, Somerville
  • St. Columbkille Elementary School, Brighton
  • St. Gregory School, Dorchester
  • St. John School, North End
  • St. Kevin Grammar School, Dorchester
  • St. Mark School, Dorchester
  • St. Mary School, South Boston
  • St. Mary of the Assumption School, Brookline
  • St. Mary Star of the Sea School, East Boston
  • St. Patrick School, Roxbury
  • St. Peter School, Cambridge
  • St. Peter School, Dorchester
  • St. Peter School, South Boston
  • St. Theresa of Avila School, West Roxbury

Hospitals

  • St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Brighton[3]

Cemeteries

  • Cambridge Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge
  • St. Augustine Cemetery, South Boston
  • St. Francis de Sales Cemetery, Charlestown
  • St. Joseph Cemetery, Roxbury

Suppressed Parishes

The name of the parish, followed by the date, that they were closed, merged, or began to close.[4][5]

1985-2003

2003-Present

  • Bl. Sacrament, Cambridge - 9/20/2004
  • Bl. Sacrament, Jamaica Plain - 8/31/2004
  • Immaculate Conception, Cambridge - 1/9/2005
  • Immaculate Conception (Lithuanian), Cambridge - 6/4/2006
  • Infant Jesus-St. Lawrence, Brookline - 10/30/2004
  • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, East Boston - 10/12/2004
  • Our Lady of the Presentation, Brighton - 8/30/2004
  • Sacred Heart, Boston - 8/29/2004
  • St. Augustine, South Boston - 11/1/2004
  • St. Ann, Boston - 11/1/2004
  • St. Catherine of Siena, Charlestown - 4/18/2006
  • St. Francis de Sales-St. Phillip, Roxbury - 5/15/2005
  • St. Gabriel, Brighton - 6/30/2006
  • St. John-St. Hugh, Roxbury - 5/15/2005
  • St. Joseph, Hyde Park - 8/8/2004
  • St. Margaret, Dorchester - 8/31/2004
  • St. Mary, Charlestown - 4/18/2006
  • St. Mary Star of the Sea, East Boston - 8/29/2004
  • St. William, Dorchester - 8/31/2004

References

  1. ^ http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/stories/031502_schools.htm
  2. ^ http://www.dotnews.com/catholicschoolsmayclose.html
  3. ^ Archdiocese of Boston Ends Ownership of Hospitals
  4. ^ http://www.rcab.org/Parish_Reconfiguration/reconfiguration.html
  5. ^ http://www.rcab.org/bin/f.wk?rcab.info.suppressed.list
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